Sanitary dry closet



sept. y25, 1923.

v E. J. OWEN SANITARY DRY CLC JSET w Filed April 29. 1922 w w 0 vE ipatented Sept. 25, 1923.

EVAN J. ownn, or GADSDEN, ALAAMA, 'lisem-nonon ONE-HALE 'ro Lift-os :Bf VRAINEY, or GAnsnnn,'anABnMA. i tp t sANIrAnY nnYioLosn'r.

Application filed April 29, 1922. Serial No. 557,380.

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Be it known 'that I, EVAN J. OwnN, citizen of the United States, residing at Gadsden, in the county of Etowah and State of labama, have invented certain new and useful Tinprovements in S'anitary Dry Closets, of which the following is a specification. i j

This invention relates to improvements in dry closets and has as one of its primary objects to provide a dry closet so constructed as to be highly sanitary and unlikely to emit i oii'cnsive odors.

Another object of the invention is to provide a dry closet which maybe readilyset up upon any convenient base provided for its support and which will be durable and present no interiorly projec-ting parts upon' which fecal matter may lodge.- A

Another object of the invention is to provide a dry closet which may be placed upon the market as a unitary structure and which will be adapted to be set up upon any convenient base as above explaned and will einbody means forfthe convenient connection therewith of a ventilating pipe for conducting oif the gases rising therein.

In the accompanying drawingsz. Figure 1 is a Vertical front to rear sectional view through a dry closet constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Figure 2 is a top plan' view of the closet, Figure 3 is a top plan view of the hopper,

the parts associated therewith being removed, i

Figura 4 is av perspective view of the hopper. i p

nv the drawings, 'the numeral 1 indicates the hopper of the closet which is of the general form shown in the drawings and has straight, smooth walls. The lower end of the hopper is designed to be fitted into an openincr 2 1Jrovided in an suitable foundation 3, and a seating fiange 4. is formed circumferentially upon the outer surface of the wall of the hopper a suitable distance above its lower end and rests upon the upper side of the foundation, the hopper being,` in this manner, firmly supported in upright position. At its upper end and at its rear'side, the hopper is provided with a rearward extension indicated by the .numeral 5, preferably having an inclined bottom wall 6 and Vpergendicular side walls 7. The bottom wall 6 is provided with a rearwardly projecting -interior projecting parts, will be flange S along its upper edge and this fiange occupies substantially the planewof the upper edge or rim of the body of the hopper.

The numeral 9 indicates a slab of Wood or other material which is disposed upon the upper side of the extension 5 and eXtends over o the top thereofand at its rear edge portion over the fiange 8. Bolts or other suitable securing elements 10 are engaged through the Vslabv 9 and through openings 11 provided in the flange S and, in this manner, the slab,

is secured upon the upper side of the extenp sion.

i The 'seatof the'closet is indicated by the numeral 12 and is of the' usual substantially annular form and, in its lowered position, is designed to rest upon the upper edge of the rim of the body of the hopper, the seatV being' hinged at its rear side, as at 13, to the for-- Ward edge portion of the slab 9, The lid for. the seat is indicated by the numeral 14:V and said lid is hinged as at 15 to the upper side of the rearportion of the seat and, in lowered position, rests upon the top of the seat'V 'f' and closes the opening 16 therein.

The slab 9 is formed with an opening 17' which communicates with the interior of i the'extension 5,-and a Ventilating pipe l8 is fitted at its lower end into the opening and is thus placed' in communication with `the interior of said extension, the purposexof this pipe' being to conduct from the closetany gases risingtherein. g 'p From the foregoing description of thein'vention it will be seen that there is provided a closetwhich may be plac-ed upon the market as a unitary structure and which when set up will'be substantial and durable and, because-of theffactthat it is free from sanitary.

entirely ['95 Having thus describedthe invention, what is claimed as new is:

In a dry closet, a hopper of substantially j i cyliiidrical shape open at both ends and provided at its top endwith a rearward eXtension comprising side walls and fan inclined bottoin forming la reeess opening into said i 'hopper, the top being provided with Van out--l `wardly projecting horizontal Vflange at its upper portion, the top face of said fiange rccess and having a, Vent conununicating collar at the lower end of the hopper adapt- Wth said recess, said membelr and said flange ed to rest upon a foundtpn for'suppoftng having correspondng apertures, bolts enthe hopper and permitting easy removal 10 gaging in said apertures securng the memthereof.

ber to vsaid fiange, said frame having a plain In testmony VWhereo I aflix my signature. bottom face resting upon said top edge and saidtop face of the fiange, and an annular EVAN J. OWEN. [1.. 8.] 

